| RefNo | HS/16/447 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Passy |
| Creator | James South |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 19 July 1825 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. On his contacts with French scientists and on their praise for the John Frederick William Herschel's and James South's catalogue of double stars. Suggests that John Frederick William Herschel, beset by excessive commitments, cease to devote time to seeing James South's publications through the press. Comments on the personal cost to James South of his devotion to double stars. Remarks on John Frederick William Herschel's efforts to measure the difference in longitude between the Greenwich and Paris observatories. Data on double stars. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Passy, Paris, France |
| Origin coordinates | 48.857111, 2.284136 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8467
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7104 | South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867) | 1785 - 1867 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |